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Bounded by Bacon, Powhatan, Farragut, Gilbert, Bainbridge, and the harbor 36°57′02″N 76°18′49″W / 36.950556°N 76.313611°W / 36.950556; -76.313611 ( Jamestown Exposition Site Buildings
Historic Districts in Norfolk. Many of Norfolk's neighborhoods, buildings, and landmarks have notable national and local historic significance. The city has four Locally Designated Historic Districts, Ghent, Downtown, West Freemason, East Freemason, and Hodges House (consisting of a single structure). [1]
It was mostly Norfolk County farmland when it was founded in 1906. [1] The neighborhood sits astride Hampton Boulevard north of 49th street, and is bordered by the Lafayette River to the east and north, the Elizabeth River to the west, and Old Dominion University, Highland Park, and 52nd Street to the south. Major neighborhood streets include ...
The Feb. 1 meeting, which occurred at Port Royal Town Hall, lasted 3 ½ hours and was attended by four Safe Harbor officials, including Peter H. Clark, Safe Harbor’s chief development officer ...
The West Freemason Street Area Historic District is a national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. It encompasses 48 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section on the western edge of the center city of Norfolk.
In late 1997, Norfolk officials made the announcement that they had finally received a commitment from Nordstrom to open a store in a new downtown shopping mall. Norfolk officials named the mall, MacArthur Center, in honor of the five-star World War II General whose tomb is located across the street from the proposed site. In return for opening ...
Safe Harbor, which owns and operates 130 some marinas, most of them located in the United States, operates the Beaufort marina under a lease that can be approved in 10-year increments up to 40 years.
The skyline of Downtown Norfolk remained relatively low to mid-rise until the 1960s which brought the construction of the 23-story Bank of America Center in 1967. Still the second-tallest building in Norfolk, the Bank of America Center was the tallest building in Virginia from its completion until 1971 when it was surpassed by Richmond City Hall .